The Sun. — London, England, 1826-03-24 00:00:00

GOOD FRlDAY.—lfoliday at all the Public Offices. 1110/1 WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. Morning, 10 minutes after 3.1 Evening, 30 minutes after 3. *** The Public are respectfully informed, that 'l'n SUN has passed into other hands, and con tinues to be published, as usual, at No. fl Strand. THE SUN. LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, MARC!! 24, IBM This being a close Holiday, we have no intel ligence from the City. By letters from Madrid, it appears that the Council of State has been engaged in delihera. tions on a proposed increase of the Amu, which from 30,000, is to be augmented to 50,000, Infantry and Cavalry. It is asserted that great difficulty is found-in raising recruits Paris Papers of the 2211 were received last It is stated in one of these journals, that private, letters from St. Petersburg!' mention, the Emperor Nlcnor.as to have been seized by eti • alarming 'indisposition, under which . he suffered for two days, but that he had perfectly recovered. • A. rumour is noticed in the Eioile orthe doath of the Emperor of AUSTRIA, but is positively con. tradicted, on the authority of private letters from Vienna, which represent the state of the Est r Eames health to be improving. In the same Journal it is stated, that the Emperor of RUSSIA. had confer. red the Orders of St. Andrew, St. Alexander Newsky, and St. Ann of the first class, on Count WETTERSTEOT, the Swedish Mini..ter for Fo reign Affairs. These distinguished marks of favour are interesting at this juncture, as indicat ing a cordiality of feeling towards Sweden, directly contradictory of the rumoured hostile feelings against the reigning dynasty. Opposed to this, private letters from Petersburg, hint at discneeries connected with the late conspiracy, which have excited an increased vigilance in the police regulations on the frontiers of Sweden. It is added that the rapid interchange of cou riers between the Swedish and Russian capitals, bud sitracted much attention. AVe have received Frankfort and other German Papers, to the 18th instant. They are barren of political intelligence, but a communication from Carlshrue is interesting, in a commercial point of view, as throwing some light on the late disastrous speculations on the Continent of Europe. ft is now asserted, that " the greater 44 part of the raw material, such as Wool and " Cotton, was not purchased by the► English on " their own account, but only taken on commis- lit • sion, consequently the loss falls on the Consign. era, while the English Commissioners get ample 4( commission, and good interest for the money " they have advanced." That such is the fact g e nerally, as regards the bulk of speculation to which this assertion makes allusion, will not obtain credence in this country, from %Ilia, tt is notorious that immense orders for pur chases on direct account were seat, at an early stage of the mania, even by special mess engers. In some instances, the proprietors of wool, awl other German produce, tempted by the unnatural advance of prices in almost every article of commerce, certainly sent produce to this Country, for sale on Commi , sion. The House of the late Mr. GormsctiminT, was the principal depository of German Wool, an d is known to have made advances on the property, to so great an extent as to have materially contributed to the embarrass. merits which caused their stoppage. As con lignees of this large property, they are entitled to the usual chargey, for commission and lute. rest on their advances. But what if the amount advanced should, in the winding up of the account, prove to have exceeded the actual produce of the - Goods—a result by no means improbable, from the rapid fall in the price of wool, and every 'other description of produce. Assuming this as the final consequence of advancing liberally on con. signtnents, the complaint of the German mer chant is altogether groundless,lnasmuch as he will have received more than the real value of his men. chandize. If the commodities thus sent to Eng. lucid, in the hope of obtaining enormous prices, were the previous subject of continental specula. tinny, the foreign speculator has been caught in his own net, and the real ground of complaint is oh the side of the too credulous " English Com. missioner," who has been persuaded into a be lief, that the merchandize confided to his care was of greater value than could be realized. Eve;y • • brings fresh proof of the intensity of commercial dißt resskthroughout the Continent of Europe. The King of SIXONY is stated to have sent 200,000 dollars to Leipzig, for the relief of ie merchants t--- CAIILSRUIrE, 111Ancir 12.—The disasters caused by the commercial crisis have brought some facts to light, which merit the serious attention of the German Governments and merchants. , First, it is now shewn, that the greater part of the raw Materials such as wool and cotton, were not purchased by the English tas their own account, but only taken in dommissiou ; the loss falls on the consigners, while the English' Ceintuia: sioners get ample commission and good interest for the 'money they have advanced. Secondly, the English manufacturers are now able to procure, at a cheap rate, from the propiietOrs, who are pushed on all sides, the raw Materials that are accumulated in the warehouses; they will. endeavour to depress them as much as possible, in which they will the more easily succeed as the English commissioners, regardless of the loss of their foreign consigners, in order to get their commission and the money advanced as soon as possible, urge the sale on the tak ing back of the goods deposited, and thus secured the ruins of the manufacturers. The raw materials will therefore be for a time cheaper in England than in the countries which produced theist.—(Frankfort Paper:, March 17.) NUREMIWIIG, Mancrt 14.—0 n the II th of this month the celebrated composer Mayerbeer arrived here from Milan, where he passed some weeks, and set out again the next day to Berlin. lle said that he intended to stop there only a few days, and then to go to London —The King of Saxony sends 200,000 dollars to Leipsig, to relieve the commercial (listless. The estate of Ileichenbach will now be better, because the funds are rising. We have extracted from a German Paper the following communications on the affairs of Greece, which still continue to he involved in inexpli• cable mystery and confusion : SMYRNA, FEn. 3. ( From the Oriental Spectator. ) SALAMI( ' JAN. 4.—From time to time fugitive ti•rceks ar rive here from Athens and other parts of the continent, where the state of the affairs of the Greeks grow worse every day. ' Goura, who has a fortress under his command, does not think himself safe there. lie has caused his money and most vain able effects to be brought to this island. It is equally remark able that all the Greeks at Athens, who were supposed to be re. solved to defend the place, have also sent hither every thing they possess, removing only a light covering to protect them against the raw night air. Should the Turks invade Attica, and seem disposed to attack the city of Minerva, they would sea the Greeks, as they have done before, retire to these coasts.— The Salaminista, who have been innocently involved by cir cumstances, respect the Porte, lament the unfortunate state of affairs, and are inclined, if the Capitan I'acha should make them a visit, to receive him like faithful subjects. The soldiers at Athens commit robberies whenever they have an opportunity, and if complaints arc made to Goura, he answers sarcastically —" What would you have ?—these poor people must live— some by robbery on land, and the others by robbery at sea." " This is the only resource we have left," said one of those Greeks to me, who some time ago sunk the English cutter Chambroc—(Qucre—Shamrock.) CANEA ' JAN. 1.--MUStapha Bcy has sent his Lieutenant with 500 men to the province of Abocorona, to protect the Greeks and natives in the olive harvest. As it is very rich in that province it is especially infested by robbers who cannot be wholly extirpated, because the mountains an'ord them an asylum. The wise measures now adopted enables the country people to carry on their labours in the field in safety. Slustapha is still encamped near Carabusa to observe the mo►ions of the pirates, who have remained in that little island. Thus the Turks con. tinue to give fresh proofs of their desire to hinder the Greeks, who persist in their insurrection, from plundering those who have submitted.—(Allgetneine Zeitutsg, March 17.) Yesterday afternoon the Po It U G °ESE AMBAS. sAnott had a long interview with Mr. Secretary CANNING, et the Foreign Office. Sir HENRY HALeotto left town on Wednesday evening for the Royal Lodge, to attend the KING, and returned to town yesterday morning. Letters from Madrid dated the 6th instant were received yesterday. They state that a commission has been formed for the purpose of adjusting the accounts connected with the. British claims on Spain, and that the Commissioners ap pointed by the Spanish Government to meet Mr. S. CocK, are Senors SALMON and Ilmtuot.t. The. latter gentleman wits recently recalled front the Spanish Commission sitting in London. The Government, it is said, appear to be much astonished at the account of British claims, of • which they had not formed any previous con ceptimt. Mr. Bisu has again actively canvassed the Borough of Leominster, which, we understand, he left with renewed assurances of success.— ( Hereford Journal.) The Glasgow Chronicle says, " It is currently reported, that one of the persons who have vo lunteered a journey to London, in defence of small bank notes, lies sent a letter to Glasgow, stating that he lied an interview with Mr. lies kissun; when he was Wormed that Ministers were determined to give the benefit of a metallic currency to every part of the United Kingdom. CHAMBERS AND SONS' BANKIt UPTC Y.—Yester day the creditors to this estate met for the final examination of the bankrupts, at the Com missioners' Court, Basinghall-street. A very elaborate statement was presented by Mr.Chain bers's Solicitor. The gross amount of outstand ing debts was estimated at 330,0001., and the assets were computed at 3 , 14,000/,, thus leaving a surplus in favour of the estate of 14,000/,_ Mr. Commissioner itch ECK observed, a l mos t every item was burthetted with incumbrances of so heavy a nature, us to leave nothing but a merely nominal value behind.—Mr- Cilmsfuttts declared had no wish whatever too over - rate the l property. He was then sworn, in the regu lar way, to the correctness of his accounts, and the Meeting adjourned. W e are sorry to state, that Sir Rico Ann SOT. EON, when out with his hounds on Wednesday last, had again the misfortune to break his thigh. The accident occurred a few miles from Canwick, at which plac e the hounds threw off that morn ing. —(Derby M ercuu. ) Sir BELLvsoiLikst GRAHAM has disposed of his stud and pack of fox hounds intending to reside for some time iu Yorkshire. We understand that two well-known an d sp i r i te d sportsmen have purchased the hound s , w hi c h st ill cont i n ue f to hunt iu Shropshire.--(Doty mem") FRENCH PAPERS. (From the' Qiidtiden;ieof i'utida!);' lifalth 21.) PARIS, MARCII2O.---4 i 3 said to-day on 'Change, that a considerable armament was making in the porta of England o and that it was destined for ttu 'Tagus; it was also ajlirmed, that a popular tumult had taken place tit'. Madrid, on the day `wlAtk, they received in that Capital the news both ;At' the death of the King of Portugal, and of the Decree which, ezcluded.Queen Charlotte front the Regency t in fivour i of one of her daughters. The Echo du Midi states, the news from Catalonia confirm the ,sentence and execution of 32 revolutionists'wbu had landed on the coast of Alicant. Ten others have experienced the same fate, including Captain ilazan. The leader of the band, Colonel 13aZ1111, who is severely, per haps mortally, wounded, has not been executed. lie will also be shot, if he survives his wounds. • • ( From the Pilate. ) A1;038 Ma actt 15.—( Private Corretpandettee. ) W e have just learned by Expresses dispatched from Vienna, thatall the Public. Funds have experienced a very great de cline;. the Metallique.‘ have fallen to IN, and Bank Shares to 990. This fall had beet prepared by very alarming reports respecting the health of the Emperor Francis,.wliose situation had become much wors e wi t hi n th esq ,„fbw days t. but it was iminediately:poslueetl by tie.failure of great jobber, M. Ap pel, In consequence of which a quantity of Stock had been thrown on the Market. LEGHORg, MARCH From a Private Letter. )-4n the course of last month, a considerable cargo of wheat was sent from this port consigned to Zante, by the Greet Committee at Geneva, to be sent to the garrison of Missolonghl. Consider ing the favOurable news for the Greeks, which is confirmed from all quarters, there is reason to hope that this cargo has reached its destination. The same Committee sent last autumn to Napoli di Romania 0,000 muskets, on the French model, with the necessary accompaniment. PARIS, 31.ancit N.—Private letter's from Trieste, of a very recent date, say there is a report of a new attack made upon 3lissolonglii, by Ibrahim l'acha, and the result of which is said to have been entirely in favour of the Greeks. We expect the particulars of this affair. (From I>♦e Journal de Paris.) MAnntn, Manor 9.—(From a Private Letter.)—The last dispatches from the Havannah speak of the great preparations for defence which the inhabitants of the Island arc making, at t heir own expence, in case of an attack. According to private letters, there are 9,000 regular troops in Cuba, viz. 7,000 Eu ropeans and 2,000 natives. The Deputies of the Biscayan Provinces now here have just been called upon for a report of the privileges which their pro vinces enjoyed In the time of Charles HI. It seems that the King intends to restore to them all their ancient privileges, even those which were taken from them under the Ministry of Garoy, but on condition of their increasing their annual con ttibution to the Public Treasury. Orders have been sent to the inspector of the baths at Sacedon, to forward the wqrks of the little Palace of-Queen Isabella. so that it may be able to receive the King; who. it is said, intends to go thither this year. General Quesada has been deprived of the command of tke Province of Seville. The Council of State has just laid before the King a Re port, stating, that in spite of the purifications, persona have crept into all the til-anches of the administration, whose poli tical principles do not harmonize with the system of his Ma jesty's Government. The Council, concludes by requiring a , parittcation of the F.mpioyees. The King bat sent the Report to the Council of Ministers to be examined, with an injunction not to make any change among the per sons actually in office, even if the Report of the Council should be perfectly well-founded, until a very detailed Report shall have been made respecting that part of the conduct of the offi cer which would require his dismissal. (From the F,ioik, dated Wednesday, March 22.) PARIS, MARCIt 21.—The Quotidienne says. that reports on 'Change announce a popular tumult at Madrid. Letters of the lAth were received yesterday at Paris, stating that every thing was tranquil. Another Journal says, the death of the Emperor of Austria was reported at Paris. Letters from Vienna, of the 14th (in the evening), say he was better. Far.Nctr Fttims.—PAttis, MAncit 9.l.—Five per Cents. 96f.—Three per Cents. 641. 60e.—Bank Stock, 2.ooof.—ltente de Naples, 72f.—Royal Spanish Loan, 44if.—}laytian Loan W. —Exchange on London, One month, 25f. 65c. ; three months, 231. 40c.—(Court Autheitiivre.) PAYMENT OF EXCISE DUTIES. ( Prom the Hereford Journal of March 22.) Our worthy Representative, It. !'arcs., Eqq., with his usual attention to the interest of this County and City, has made a successful ap plication to the Lords of the Treasury, for an extension of time in the payment of Ex cise Duties due in the present week. The peculiar difficulties attendant on all money transactions since our Banks have been closed, induced Mr. Price, without any solicitation, to submit nn appeal, equally honourable to himself, and beneficial to the parties particularly inte rested. It was met by the Lords of the 3 rea sury with so obliging an attention, and so prompt a compliance, as to supersede the necessity of any further explanation : (COPY.) " Treasury Chambers, March 18. "M ' DEAR have this day received your better, upon the very serious inconvenience to which many persons at Hereford, and in the neighbourhood, will be exposed, in con soquence of the failure of the Hereford Banks, unless some in dulgence be shewn to them in the collection of the duties of Excise becoming payable early next week, and I ha ve th e as ,„ tisfaction to acquaint you, that the Lords of the Treasury have given immediate orders to the hoard of Excise, to instruct their officers forth w ith to alliird every facility in the collection of the duties to those persons who may be suffering under the peculiar circumstances of the times, which may be consistent with the ultimate safety of the revenue. lam afraid, however, that it will not be possible for the Board of Excise to dispatch orders by the mail this night, but I trust that circumstance will not occasion inconvenience to any of the parties. " I ant, my dear Sir, yours very truly, " To R. Price, Esq. M.P. " J. C. HERRIES." NATuttAr, Put:Nom terrier bit c h too k f rom her, E s -- oN.-.A bout ten days and now brin g i ng Sin" 13 rat protluced four kittens , which a white up three of them, o ne having died. The three are doing well, a nd although the bitch had no Puppies, she h as n ow abundance of support for them. The t err i er will not leave the kittens PVell for her food, so f e arful is she that the mother of theta will take theta away in her ah , lence. The bitch and kittens may be seen at 13, Bristow strtrt Blackfriars. FASITIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. THE KING. Wninion t 31Ancit 23.—During the whole of yesterday his MAJE`STY was in the most happy state of recovery, and the report from the Royal Lodge this day is of the same grati fying description.--Sir H. Haltbrd arrived at the Royal lodge last evening, and returned to Town this day.—At two o'clock yesterday afternoon his Royal Highness the Duke of York ar rived at the Royal Lodge, and had a long interview with his Majesty. The Duke remained with his Royal Brother until four O'clock, when he partook of refreshments, and then re turned to London. ARRIVALS IN TOWN. Sir George Ross, M.P. from Hants; Colonel and Lady Elizabeth Steele,' from a tour ; Lady Warren, from a tour ; the Rev. Air. , Hume and the Rev. Mr. Duke, from a tour; Captain and Mrs. Hancock, from Cheltenham. DEPARTURES FROM TOWN. The Marquis, Marchioness ' and Dowager Marchioness of Salisbury, for Hatfield ; Earl Stanhope, for Kent; Earl of Besborough, for Roehatnpton ; Lord and Lady Ellenborough, fir Roehampton ; Lord Stowell, for Reading; Lord Arthur Hill, for Ireland ; Colonel W. E. Johnson, for Lincolnshire; Mrs. Wedderburn, for Brighton; Captain Tucker i for Bath; J.Wrottesley, Esq. for Oxford ; Captain Reeves, far Brighton. A TIM MARQUIS 01 , HERTI•oRD'S CONCERT.- , - O n nes day last the Marquis of Hertford opened his Noble Mansion to the fashionable world, and entertained them with an admir able concert of modern music, chiefly vocal : for which purpose all the opera corps, strengthened by some othera, attended. Amongst those present were Signora lionini, Madames Vestris and Caradori, Signors Velluti, Curiorl, Pellegrini, Re Begnis, and Begrez. M. de Weber was, also 9f the party, end as this was the first time that he had been seenly the Giurts monde in private his presence excited great interest:' He performed on the piano forte two pieces of his own composition; the . first very elaborate in style, the second of a more sportive cha racter, in the manner of the lively parts of his Frei:Hintz. —The music was selected froin• the least luicknied works of Weigl, Rossini, Winter, , Meyer, Weber, ,111 ogee, and Mercadante, Martini, &c. To these were added a Terzetto by Lord Bergliesh, from Fedra, an opera composed by him at Flo rence, which was heard with very general applause. Signor Scappa sat at the piano-forte, supported by the excellent in strumental talents of Dragonetti, Puzzi, and the Gambati. The grand saloon was completely tilled by the large assemblage of auditors, and the adjoining rooms were open for cards and con *macro. . The Countess of Essex entertained a party of fashionables xestertlay evening, at her house in Hill -street, Berkeley-square. The Earl of Westmorland, entertained Captain and Mrs. Arabin and a distinguished party at dinner yesterday, at his house in Grosvenor-square. SPORTING IN TELLIGENCE. STATE or TuEODDS.-13 MIN G-ROOM, Id Ancitt 23, IWO liTli. 110 to 1 agat The General 20 to 1 agst Col. Utlny'a 25 to 1 agat Polio. tny. 26 to 1 agst Pluto 28 to I agst The General 30 to 1 agst The Baron 30 to 1 agst Barossa 33 to 1 apt Waterman 35 to 1 agat Gramarle 40 to I agst Henry. 50 to 1 agat Apellea. Ka. 12 to 1 agst Elizabeth 14 to 1 agat 80-peep 17 to 1 agst Parapluia 18 to 1 agat Morel 20 to 1 agst any other. ST. LEG Elt • 15 to 1 agst Fanny 18 to 1 agst Barataria 30 to 1 agst Calypso. U 1 DDI4t li to 4 agst The Moslem 2 to 1 aget Henry 8 to 1 eget Parapluie 4 to 1 agat Monarch 7 to 1 agat Panic 0 to 1 agst The Moslem 17 to 1 agat Advance 22 to 1 apt Goddard 22 to 1 aget Sophist 20 to 1 ag►et Twatty 20 to 1 aget Norman 11 to 2 agst 'Mignonette 6 to 1 apt!agree 15 to 2 apt Problem 0 to 1 apt Rachel 9 t• I ags: Henry DON:CASTEL 7 to I agst Bedlamite 11 to 1 agst Crusader 14 to 1 agst Belzoni On Easter Monday his Majesty's Stag Hounds . meet at Farnham Common, which is expected to be a very grand day to the true lovers of hunting. The deer selected is of known celerity, and the surrounding country affords every opportunity for the skill of horsemanship, being newly inclosed, but will doubtless try the courage of the holiday sportsnien. The Burmese war has attracted the notice of the play-wrights. Mr. DAVIDGE has already pro. duced a spectacle on the subject, and Astley's are about to try the town with a second edition. ft is a pity they could not livid a subject more in• teresting, and on which the public had better information. Monsieur GOUFFE, the Surrey Monkey, and M. CALLoTT, the late Stage Manager, are en gaged at the Dublin Theatre for one month : they are to receive 100 guineas for the excursion. After which Mr. G. returns to fulfil his engage ment at the Theatre Royal, Harmarket. Mrs. BLAND, it is said, is fast recovering from the melancholy aberration of wind she has been unhappily labouring under for some years, and it is supposed she will again delight an audience with her pleasing warbling of the old English ballads. Those who have recently heard her sing say that her voice retains all its wonted charms. LOVE AND MADNESL—OD Tuesday last, about half-past two o'clock, a young man, about 20 years of age, named Hot.stcs, a cabinet-maker, residing at Mrs. Smith's, No. 15, Ogle Mews, re turned home to take his dinner, when he appeared cheerful, and sat down and ate a very hearty dinner. After he had done, he sat musing at the fire-side, and occasionally was observed by Mrs. Smith to heave deep sighs. Mrs. Smith absented herself for a short period to transact some busi ness, when on her return she missed him, but she had not been lung in the parlour when she heard something like the report of fire-arms, hut she paid little attention to the circumstance,' until her daughter, who resides in the same house, observed upon the strange sound, and on going to the door of Holmes's apartment they could not' ' open it ; they at length succeeded, when they beheld the unfortunate young man lying behind it, weltering hi his blood, and a pistol, with which he committed the act, was lying by his side. It ap peared, that he placed the muzzle in his mouth, whi ch, together with his head, was dreadfully shat. tered. A surgeon was sent for, but life was totally extinct. The deceased, it appears, had only been in London a short time, having kit his friends ut Sidmoutli, in Devonshire, who are highly respectable, to come to the metropolis to set up in business. Prior to his departure, it ap pears, he had formed an unfortunate attachment' to a young lady, to whom he paid his addresses and was by her encouraged, so that he anticipated making her his wife. She, however, formed an ac quaintance with another young DM, with whom Holmes saw her walking artn-in-arm,which so creat ed his jealousy, that lie purchased a pair of pistols, and challenged his rival to fight a duel. The challenge was not accepted, and, in a state of d es pair he left his native place, where he could Ha longer live happy, and proceeded to London. li t , was frequently heard to mention her name, and the disappointment, it is conjectured, led to t h e horrid determination of ridding himself of existence . A Coroner's Inquest sat on the body, `and returned a verdict—" That the deceased committed the act himself, while in a state of temporary derangement." DEATH OF LIEUT. CLOSE. Mr. CLosit,.son of Jonti Cr.osE, Esq. of Man• cheater, and an officer in the 86th Regiment of Foot, was station e d with his regiment at Clon mel, in Ireland, whe re ,. i t seems. he Aid formed a an acquaintance with young lady, named Grubb, of _a very respectabl e family, about 18 years of age, and,' We believe, 'a 'Member of the ' Society of }riveds. On the °26th Feb. last he leff his ,quarters about eight o'cl o ck in , the evening, avowedly for , the purpose of Walking' with the y4E:mpg lady, and they were subsequelitly seen together tt&ar the side of the"rieer From; that time they bath disappeared and its no tiding's could be heard' of theirs, a vertA t e a , o 4. rag idea Prevailed that t hey had been' murdeiid, as neither of them appeared to have made.tity preparations for an elopement. Such was the de. gree of excitement which this idea:caused In the regiment, that it was dei'MPd imperative, as en act of prudence, and froM a doe regard; to' the public peace, to remove it from the town. On the earliest intimation which Lieutenant Close's family received of his disappearance (which was not until abort( ten days after it had taken place, his brother (Mr. Thos. Close), set off' for Clonmel, and the most active e xertions were used to ascertain his fate. It was not, however, tintil Wednesday last, that the suspense and anxiety Which'had been felt on the subject Were dispelled, by the discovery of the body of 'Lieut. Close in the river, about a mile below Clonmell. On examination, the body exhibited no marks of violence, and his watch, and all the money lie was supposed to have in his posses sion, were found on his person.—An Inquest was held on the body on the following day, when after a long examination, the Jury returned a verdict of " Found Drowned." The discovery of Lieutenant Close's body, of course, led to re. double exertions in search of the unfortunate young lady, whose fate appeared comtected with his, and on the following day (Friday last) her body was also discovered in the river, about three miles below Clonmel. It was also entirely free from marks of violence, and she had evidently come to her death by drowning. The manner itt which this unfortunate pair got into the river is still enveloped in considerable mys tery. The probability, however, appears to be, that the young lady had accidentally fallen into the river, and that Lieutenant Close (as his hat was found upon the bank) had thrown hiMself in, with the intention of saving her life. Ile was known to be an excellent swimmer, but was pro. bably prevented from availing himself of his skill by the young lady clinging to biotin the water.--- (illsnichester Mercury.) SMITHFIELD MARKET, MAncn The following is an accurate Report of the nutnbers and prices at Smithfield Market this morning:— CATTLE AT /tAItIK ET Beasts 322 ; Sheep Calves To sink the Offal, per stone of DM Beef 4s (hi to 4s Od 1 Veal 54 Oct to Rs Od Mutton 41 44 to 51 Od 1 Pork .. . 5s Od . to Rs Ott Lamb Os lid to Os 011. HAY ♦ND STRAW, PER LOAD. Hay £4 4t it) Lb las Straw X1:168 to 32 o*. We learn that a report is in circulation that Mr. Su G DEN intends to retire from the contest for the Rape of Wernher. This report we know from undoubted authority to be untrue, end therefore have much pleasure in contradicting it.—(lirigh. lon Gatelie.) It is with great regret we announce the death of Surgeon Tann, which took place at his house in Kildare -street, On Sunday evening. Ile was very eminent in Ws profession, though he was under forty years of age, and has left a family of fifteen children.---( Freeman's Journal.) A GIIOST.—On Saturday night, two joiners set out from Glasgow to Govan, carrying a coffin, and accompanied by a little boy who bore a bag of saw dust, to be used in filling up the vacant spaces of the coffin, after the body had beep placed in it. As they pursued their way with their awe inspiring burden, they met a man, who, out of breath with running and ter ror, begged them, as they valued their lives, to return to Glasgow. Upon inquiring him) the cause of his fear, he informed them that a ghost, at least ten feet high, was stalking along the road. This naturally ma d e them pause, and a cumulation was held as to the propriety of proceeding or returning. At length one of them, who was in that indefinite situa tion which is commonly known by the name of " half fu," boldly insisted upon proceeding, de. termined to question the unearthly being, should it make its appearance, and demand the reason for its " revisiting the glimpses of the moon." With caution the party advanced, when lo ! emerging as if from the hedge, a gigantic nondescript. looking figure, dressed in white, crossed their path, and tossing his arm on high, passed in si lence. On seeing this, the boy with the bag ran off as fast as his legs would carry him, and neither " stinted nor stayed" until he reached his own house. One of the coffin bearers trembled, but the other, under the influence of what Burns ca ll s 44 Inspiring, bold John Ilarley..corn," ap proached the,figure, and boldly demanded who it was, and what it wanted ? A hollow voice bade the querist pass on under pain of mortal harm, and finding empty threats units ailing, forgot his spi. ritual character so far, as to draw a sword from a cane, and to flourish it in the face of the in. trepid joiner. Nothing daunted, however, but armed with the screw driver, with which he was to fasten the lid of the coffin, he broke through the spirit's guard, and making a blow at the phantom's head, which emitted a most substan.. tial and unghostly sound, levelled him to the ground, and when down, bestowed upon him several most impressive blows and kicks. Tit* spirit prayed for mercy, declaring that he meant no harm, but only intended to frighten sem . • acquaintance. lie was dressed in the Turk" fashion, in louse white trousers, with upPer gar ments of the same colour. The uppe rllgr 7llB garnished with a pair of most tasteful and uav bibs ea bead i w m as t o b o ins e i a t ,141 t totttent, the joiners left him to unsPlriteahlie himself as he might.